YEREVAN. – Armenian Deputy Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan on Monday received acting head of EU delegation to Armenia Dirk Lorenz.

New political officer of the EU delegation Andrea Chalupova has been introduced.

The Armenian official informed about the exercises held on September 3-6. During the meeting, David Tonoyan briefed the EU representatives on the situation on Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the incidents. He expressed concern about the growing cases of ceasefire violations, the use of large-caliber weapons.

Acting head of the delegation confirmed the concerns of the EU and called to exercise restraint, to respect the truce and to continue efforts to find a solution to the conflict with the assistance of the OSCE Minsk Group.